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Johnson, T. Page – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1993
The Supreme Court has agreed to review "Zobrest," regarding sending a state-paid sign language interpreter into a Catholic high school to assist a deaf student. Examines the facts and procedural history of the "Zobrest" case, the analysis applied by the Ninth Circuit, and a few of the many difficulties facing the Court. (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Role, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness, Disabilities
Meese, Edwin, III – 1987
There has been a renaissance of scholarship during the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution. Continued implementation of the Constitution requires that its text, its structure, and its principles be widely known and respectfully understood. U.S. citizens need to respect the Constitution as it was understood by those who framed it. Underlying the…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Court Role, Federal Courts
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Hazard, William R. – Education and Urban Society, 1976
Examines legislative and judicial interventions in the schooling process and discusses some consequences for teachers, administrators and school board members. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Court Role, Federal Courts, Intervention
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Burger, Warren E. – Social Studies Texan, 1990
Delineates the federal judiciary system's creation and evolution. Describes original judicial legislation, illustrating the judicial pyramid: district courts at the base, followed by federal circuit courts, with the Supreme Court at the apex. Identifies first Supreme Court justices. Observes that John Marshall's 34 years as Chief Justice firmly…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Court Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts
Ruiz, Celia M. – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1995
Presents an overview of the original "Brown" decision and the complex body of case law that has evolved from it. Reviews the "compensatory education" alternative, which focuses upon improving education for minority students by means other than strict numerical integration, as well as the special problems found in districts with…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Court Litigation, Court Role, Desegregation Litigation
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Journal of Law and Education, 1995
Discusses the issue of whether a state may sponsor single-gender education without violating the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Traces the history of "United States versus Virginia," discussing the arguments of both sides; and briefly explores the likely ramifications of the holding as the Supreme Court prepares to review…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Court Role, Equal Protection
Soares, Louise M. – 1982
The thesis advanced in this paper is that the American legal system is responsible for changing the course of public education and is causing two separate educational systems, one private and the other public, to develop. Court cases and laws cited show that generally the U. S. Supreme Court, the Congress, and state legislatures have left private…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Court Role, Educational Change, Educational Legislation
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Birch, I. K. F. – Journal of Educational Administration, 1981
Judgments by Australian courts that link two cases dealing with the role of teachers and labor law are analyzed in terms of the political motives of the claimants, the implications of the decisions, and the judicial interpretations. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Court Litigation, Court Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Williams, Michael L.; De Lacy, Dan R. – American School Board Journal, 1996
In a recent series of decisions, the Supreme Court has set the standard for returning control of vital school affairs to local school officials. Discusses the legal bases school officials and their legal counsel might use in showing that their school district has attained so-called unitary status, the condition for lifting federal desegregation…
Descriptors: Court Role, Desegregation Litigation, Desegregation Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
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Beckham, Joseph – West's Education Law Reporter, 1990
Recent decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court appear to create similar standards in employment discrimination cases harmonizing the theories of disparate treatment and disparate impact. Implications of the emerging judicial unification between the two theories are addressed and its relevance to school districts summarized. (MLF)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Court Role, Elementary Secondary Education
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Buchanan, Wayne; Verstegen, Deborah A. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1991
Discusses the Montana Supreme Court's declaration that the Montana system of financing education was unconstitutional as it relates to emerging legal principles drawn from federal school finance court challenges. Speculates on future directions in state education finance equity litigation. (54 references) (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Court Role, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
Johnson, T. Page – A Legal Memorandum, 1982
By deciding some cases and refusing others, the United States Supreme Court has begun to provide answers to some of the legal questions concerning the interpretation of two federal statutes: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-142). The first of these statutes…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Court Litigation, Court Role, Disabilities
Von Brock, Robert C. – 1980
This paper takes a brief look at how several courts have interpreted the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, generally known as Public Law 94-142, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, generally referred to as Section 504. The questions under consideration include the right of an individual to sue under 94-142 and 504; the definition of the…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Court Role, Disabilities
Maready, William F. – 1971
This report discusses the expanding role of Federal judges as educational policymakers. The report discusses court decisions related to interpretations by the Federal Courts of the U.S. Constitution. The report notes that court decisions have covered the following topics: dress codes, flying of the flag, freedom of speech, unwed mothers,…
Descriptors: Activism, Administrators, Boards of Education, Court Litigation
Brandstetter, John; Foster, Charles R. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1976
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Court Litigation, Court Role, Desegregation Methods
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